Harris widens lead over Trump by five points after debate
The latest poll conducted by Ipsos for Reuters clearly shows that after the debate, Kamala Harris increased her lead over Donald Trump to 5 percentage points, securing 47% support, while Trump has 42%.
The previous Ipsos poll indicated a four-point lead for the Democratic candidate. After the debate, respondents surveyed by Ipsos overwhelmingly (52%) considered Kamala Harris to be the winner of Tuesday's clash in Philadelphia, while only 24% said that Donald Trump won. These results were consistent with other studies conducted after the debate.
Nevertheless, the Ipsos poll does not suggest that the candidates' clash had a fundamental impact on the presidential race. In the latest nationwide survey, taking into account voters who are likely to go to the polls, Harris secures 47% of the vote, while Trump has 42%. This lead is greater than the margin of error (3%), but only 1 percentage point higher than a similar survey from the end of August.
Other studies published after the debate indicate a similar lack of significant changes. In a survey by the right-wing tabloid "New York Post," conducted by Leger, Harris leads Trump by 3 percentage points, but her lead over Trump decreased by 1 percentage point compared to the August survey conducted after the Democratic convention in Chicago.
Meanwhile, in another poll by SoCal, commissioned by a Republican-affiliated centre, Harris increased her lead by 1 percentage point compared to the previous survey from August.
